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UNESCO World Heritage Sites I’ve Visited

As of May 2024, I’ve been to 26 world heritage sites. However, I lost my Ha Long Bay photos that I took on 2007-10-22, because of the shutdown of WebShots :(.

1. Hạ Long Bay–Cát Bà Archipelago (672, natural, 1994), Quảng Ninh and Hải Phòng, Vietnam
2. Hội An Ancient Town (948, cultural,1999), Quảng Nam, Vietnam
3. Angkor (668, cultural, 1992), Siem Reap, Cambodia
4. Tràng An Landscape Complex (1438, mixed, 2016), Ninh Bình, Vietnam
5. Complex of Huế Monuments (678, cultural, 1993), Huế, Vietnam
6. Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng National Park (951, natural, 2003), Quảng Bình, Vietnam
7. Historic City of Ayutthaya (576, cultural, 1991), Ayutthaya, Thailand
8. Sydney Opera House (166, cultural, 2007), New South Wales, Australia
9. Greater Blue Mountains Area (917, natural, 2000), New South Wales, Australia
10. Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (640, natural, 1992), Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China.
11. Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (1001, cultural, 2000), Dujiangyan City, Sichuan, China.
12. Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (638, natural, 1992), Songpan County, Sichuan, China.
13. Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries (1213, natural, 2006), Sichuan, China
14. Central Sector of Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long (1328, cultural, 2010), Hà Nội, Vietnam
15. Citadel of the Hồ Dynasty (1358, cultural, 2011), Thanh Hóa, Vietnam
16. Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary (949, cultural, 1999), Quảng Nam, Vietnam
>>> Marking my last of 8 Vietnamese heritages.
17. Mount Huangshan (547, mixed, 1990), Huangshan City, Anhui, China
18. West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou (1334, cultural, 2011), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
19. Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun (1002, cultural, 2000), Yi County, Anhui, China
20. Old Town of Lijiang (811, cultural, 1997), Yunnan, China
21. Three Parallel Rivers Natural Reserve (1083, natural, 2003), Yunnan, China
22. Taj Mahal (252, cultural, 1983), Uttar Pradesh, India
23. Agra Fort (251, cultural, 1983), Uttar Pradesh, India
24. The Jantar Mantar (1338, cultural, 2010), Jaipur, India
25. Jaipur City (1605, cultural, 2019), Rajasthan, India
26. Hill Forts of Rajasthan (247, cultural, 2013), Rajasthan, India

P.s.: Picture taken in Ho Citadel, Thanh Hoa, Vietnam in 2019.

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Fleeting Encounters

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In the world there are many people that you probably don’t really like despite being friends for so long. But there are some people, you can keep in mind for a lifetime though it’s just a lukewarm relationship.
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世界上有许多人，你一辈子都在交往，也许你一辈子也没真正喜欢。但有些人，也许只有半面之缘，你却能够在心里默念一辈子。
Shìjiè shàng yǒu xǔduō rén, nǐ yībèizi dōu zài jiāowǎng, yěxǔ nǐ yībèizi yě méi zhēnzhèng xǐhuān. Dàn yǒuxiē rén, yěxǔ zhǐyǒu bànmiàn zhī yuán, nǐ què nénggòu zài xīnlǐ mòniàn yībèizi.
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Thế giới thượng hữu hứa đa nhân, nhĩ nhất bối tử đô tại giao vãng, dã hứa nhĩ nhất bối tử dã một chân chính hỉ hoan. đãn hữu ta nhân, dã hứa chích hữu bán diện chi duyên, nhĩ khước năng cú tại tâm lý mặc niệm nhất bối tử.
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Trên thế giới có nhiều người bạn đã kết giao cả đời, có lẽ bạn vẫn không thực sự thích. Nhưng có vài người, có lẽ chỉ là mối quan hệ hờ hững, bạn lại có thể mặc niệm trong lòng cả đời.

P.s.: Picture taken in Siem Reap, Cambodia in 2011.

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Awareness

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Those who do not move do not notice their chains.
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那些不动的人,不会注意到他们的锁链。
Nàxiē bù dòng de rén, bù huì zhùyì dào tāmen de suǒliàn.
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Na ta bất động đích nhân, bất hội chú ý đáo tha môn đích tỏa liên.
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Những người không di chuyển không nhận thấy xiềng xích của họ.

P.s.: Picture taken in Siem Reap, Cambodia in 2011.

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Siem Reap – Phnom Penh, Day 1: On The Tour Bus To Cambodia

I’d been to Cambodia with a friend once before, in February 2008, just a few months before Vietnam and Cambodia agreed on visa exemption for ordinary passport holders. At that time, we had our passport glued with a paper visa and paid 20 USD at the Moc Bai border gate. This time I went with a tour by Đất Nước Việt, a small tourism company. I had been afraid a lil bit that I couldn’t get in another country because my passport would expire in May 2012, but then nothing weird happened. This should be my 3rd trip using this 5-year-old passport. Luckily, Vietnam has changed passport term to 10 years.

There was a bit of complication at first. I was supposed to wait for the tour bus at some place in District 1, then I had to go to District 4? It took more time than I thought for all the tourists to get in the bus. And the bus departed rather late. I was quite tired.

We stopped somewhere in Tay Ninh District for dinner. They treated us with bánh canh Trảng Bàng, a kind of thick rice noodles, a specialty of this land. I also bought some snack for the trip.

We then reached the Moc Bai/Bavet border gate around midnight and waited a bit to clear the customs and check in Cambodia.
Then a guy got on the bus, introducing himself as a Vietnamese-Cambodian tour guide who would be with us these 3 nights and days.

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